TELANGANA BATHUKAMMA

Telangana Jagruthi, led by TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter Kavitha, will organise the Batukamma jatara has unfurled plans to mobilise lakhs of Telangana women to celebrate the Batukamma festival next month, Ten (10) Batukamma floats will tour the 10 districts of Telangana, all reaching Hyderabad on Oct. 15 and culminating in a grand spectacle at Tank Bund culminating in a massive spectacle at the Hussain Sagar on Oct. 15. On the final day, Telangana women will release thousands of colourful Batukamma floral arrangements into the Hussain Sagar.
TRS ideologue Prof K Jayashankar said this was an effort to encourage the people of Telangana to take pride in their culture and heritage. Kavita demanded that the state government should declare Batukamma as a state festival.

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